Comparative characteristic of oral hygiene items

INTRODUCTION. The problem of pathology of hard tissues of teeth and periodontal diseases doesn’t lose its relevance today. This is due to the high ubiquity of this problem and sometimes the patient’s ignorance of all types of full-fledged preventive measures.
AIM. To study the effectiveness of SPLAT Sea&Power toothbrushes with two interchangeable heads and a manual toothbrush SPLAT Professional Complete of medium hardness.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study was carried out on the basis of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution “PIMU” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. All respondents were divided into 3 groups: 1 group – 16 people using an electric sonic toothbrush SPLAT Sense&Power with head 1 (sensitive) to perform individual oral hygiene, 2 group – 16 people using an electric sonic toothbrush SPLAT Sense&Power with head 2 to perform individual oral hygiene (whitening), group 3 – 16 people using a manual toothbrush SPLAT Professional Complete of medium hardness to perform individual oral hygiene. An examination of the oral cavity was performed at each visit with fixation in the card of the dental patient 043/Y, assessment of the Green-Vermillion index (OHI-S), dental plaque index PLI (Silness, Loe), interdental hygiene index (HYG), bleeding and gum injury, PMA, SBI indices according to Muhlemann and Son, odor oral and dental hyperesthesia, tooth colors by Vita Bleachedguide.
RESULTS The study involved 48 people of both sexes aged 21 to 49 years. At 1 visit, with a single cleansing, there is a higher efficiency of using electric toothbrushes with head 1 and head 2 compared to manual (1.5 times according to the OHI-S index and 2 times according to the PLI index). For the PLI index, only the difference between a brush with a head 2 and a manual brush is significant. Good cleaning of interdental spaces and areas under the gum line was noted. The level of bad breath decreases when using all types of brushes, however, when using electric brushes, this effect is more pronounced, the difference in effects is statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of an electric sonic toothbrush with various heads helps to improve the hygienic condition of the oral cavity, effectively remove plaque and reduce its formation over time.

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